Technology Lead for Risk Management Systems (m/f/d) Banking

bout the Company: A globally recognized financial institution with a strong presence in Europe, specializing in corporate and investment banking. The organization is committed to delivering innovative solutions while maintaining robust risk management practices to meet regulatory and governance standards. Role Overview: The Risk Technology Lead (VP) will be responsible for overseeing the delivery, stability, and evolution of IT systems supporting the bank’s risk management functions. This role serves as a critical interface between the Risk Management department, IT teams, and external vendors, ensuring that technology platforms effectively support risk calculation, reporting, limits, data management, and controls across Market, Credit, Operational, and Liquidity Risk domains. The position requires a blend of technical expertise and risk domain knowledge to translate business requirements into structured technology solutions. It also involves managing the IT change portfolio for risk systems while ensuring compliance with regulatory expectations and internal governance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technology Leadership: Own the delivery, stability, and ongoing development of IT systems supporting risk management functions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary IT interface for Risk Management stakeholders across various risk domains (Market, Credit, Operational, Liquidity).
• Portfolio Management: Manage and coordinate the IT change portfolio for risk systems, including prioritization, planning, dependency management, and delivery tracking.
• Solution Design: Translate risk management requirements into structured technology initiatives and system enhancements.
• Delivery Oversight: Coordinate efforts across internal IT teams and external vendors to ensure systems meet functional, data, and reporting needs.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify delivery risks or system issues and implement appropriate mitigation actions while escalating concerns when necessary.
• Regulatory Engagements: Support regulatory audits and supervisory engagements by providing system documentation and delivery transparency for risk platforms.
• Governance & Standards: Ensure risk systems align with internal technology standards and governance expectations.
• Roadmap Development: Contribute to defining long-term technology roadmaps for risk systems to address evolving regulatory and business needs.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience in delivering IT solutions within a banking or financial services environment.
• Solid understanding of multiple risk types (Market, Credit, Operational, Liquidity) and their supporting systems.
• Proven ability to manage complex IT portfolios with regulatory visibility and material impact on governance/reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with experience working in matrix environments involving cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with vendor-based and in-house risk systems is highly desirable.

Challenges of the Role:
This position operates at the intersection of Risk Management and Technology in a dynamic regulatory landscape. The successful candidate must navigate competing priorities while ensuring controlled delivery of technology changes that meet both business objectives and compliance requirements.